02/22/2012

This Week in History: Norman Rockwell's Fan Letter to Al Parker

Although Al Parker had many admirers during his career, perhaps the most famous individual to send him a fan letter was fellow illustrator Norman Rockwell. Read the letter, written February 25th, 1948 (64 years ago this week), below.

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i had the pleasure of being able to meet both rockwell and parker and something always turned up to my disadvantage. first by boss was having rockwell do a job for him, asked if i wanted to go along. thought i wouldn't have enough to talk about on the trip, so told him i had to finish a job for himand didn't go.prize idiot on my part. talked to parker via phone when he was living in carmel, calif. and he invited me up. heard he had cancer then, i was a germ freak, turned his offer down, didn't want to catch his disease. once again, prize idiot on my part. the stupid things you do as you age are just unbelieveable. what great opportunities i turned down and for what. i've been kicking myself ever since!